Stanley Tucci will never play the role again

Stanley Tucciwhose performances include “Hungry Games’ and cult classics like ‘Big Night’ and ‘Margin call,” revealed a character he’ll never return to.

“I won’t be playing George Harvey in ‘The Lovely Bones’ again, it’s horrible,” Tucci told Entertainment Tonight’s Ash Crossan on the red carpet at the London premiere of his Prime Video series “Citadel” on Tuesday. “It’s a great movie, but it’s also a tough experience. Just because of the characters.”

According to Alice Sebold’s 2002 book, peter jacksonThe Lovely Bones centered on a serial killer and child rapist who sexually assaulted and killed more than seven girls. When he landed the role as a father of three, Tucci said he was “resistant.”

“I asked … why Jackson had me in this role,” he told ET. “I was trying to get out of this role, which was crazy because I needed a job. But I was like, ‘Why would you want me?’ He said, ‘Because you’re funny. ’ I thought, ‘Okay. But I understand what he’s talking about.”

“I think what he meant was that I wouldn’t be too — not that I wouldn’t take it seriously, but I wouldn’t be too dramatic about it,” he continued. “I’m going to throw it out a bit. When you play a bad guy, you have to do something, right?”

Tucci added that you “can’t be a part of that” and turn a dark character like Harvey into a caricature. Tucci played Adolf Eichmann – one of the top Nazi officials who helped plan the Holocaust – told ABC News in 2009 The goal is “do bad, but be human”.

He only agreed to play Harvey, however, once Jackson agreed, he didn’t have to reenact the sexual assault.Although “The Lovely Bones” is panning critically and box office failurethe film won Tucci Oscar Best Supporting Actor Nominations.

The new CNN travel host—his “looking for italyThe series explores the country’s history and culture through food that spans two seasons—however, it seems to have no reservations about returning some of his other characters.

“I’d love to be in’fashion devil’ Again,” Tucci told ET. “It was a really great experience. When we do Julie and Julia, I will play Paul Child again. These characters are really good. “